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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
6
The notice comments on the start of picnic season bringing rain forecasts. A local youth checked the town clock, echoing concerns about weather. Baseball news jokes about rain affecting games. If the drought lasts, Pella might join the big leagues in a rare way.
Knoxville residents discuss cinema options after repeated five cent film showings, expressing a preference for higher quality entertainment at the local venue. The note suggests a shift in audience expectations toward better productions and presentation.
A call to action urges Hoovers to adopt a strict rule: do not cut a second potato vine until the first is entirely eaten. The guidance aims to prevent waste and improve efficiency in early crop work.
Duluth staged a mock air raid over the city on Thrift Stamps day last week. Pacifists wary of the exercise faced the scene, but Sam Sherman of the Williams Northern Light remarked the outcome would not have changed matters.
A churchgoer noticed a young woman shifting toward the pew end to block seating as the area was not crowded. A nearby young man whispered that she must be pro German, suggesting a motive tied to her actions.
Bloomfield Democrat notes Alvah Huff of Davis County pursuing the nomination for the state legislature. Huff is remembered in Pella as a former Central College student. The Chronicle wishes him success in his canvass.
Des Moines legislator Starzinger who opposed equal suffrage before now says he will back any suffrage legislation in the next session. The ante primary pledge signals a change, though Polk County seeks stronger reform proof before backing another term. He previously urged women to retire from a committee room to bolster his ability to speak on a measure.
A Pella reader urges the Rock Island depot triangle to be beautified with sod trees and benches. Oak Grove Nursery's A Ver Ploegh offers to donate trees, and the writer notes the railroad should provide outdoor benches. The piece suggests a small effort now yields comfort for waiting passengers.
The column endorses Davis county candidate Buell McCash a young soldier for the Democratic nomination in the Sixth district urging voters in Mahaska and Jasper counties to write in his name on the primary ballot. McCash a corporal plans to remain with his regiment and would return if elected to serve in Congress next year.
The Booster argues Geo J. Jones champions prohibition and woman suffrage, while noting the Iowa Democratic platform once endorsed prohibition. It accuses Ropy of seeing things and reminds that Marion County and Pella postmaster are dry in 1917 landslide, leaving him isolated in his rum fight.
A war era note from a Chronicle editor criticizes Claude Phillips for requesting removal from the local Roll of Honor list. The exchange had published names of draftees as a community Roll of Honor, but Phillips declined inclusion, calling it not an honor. The editor labels him a snob while defending the practice.
The German retreat left many fruit trees girdled or cut down as troops withdrew. First aid measures saved some trees when possible, but hundreds were felled with no remedy. U S Food Administration officers highlighted the loss as part of a broader hunger campaign to stock Allied Europe.
The Chronicle defends the draft, praising conscription as nations' duty and stating most drafted men serve willingly. It ridicules Claude Phillips for praising volunteering, notes both groups act with patriotism, and condemns shirkers who avoid service.
Testimony from Pella resident Mrs. I J Beerends praises Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney symptoms. She describes relief from nocturnal pain, fatigue, headaches, and dizziness after using the product. Price 60c, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Pella Chapter of the Red Cross assigns a quota of sweaters for shipment by June 30. Workers who took yarn are urged to complete all work and submit by the deadline.
In a Washington letter Marion LeCorq recounts meeting Pella friends like Pete Lankelma Ray Vander Waal and others. He describes locating addresses, a Barnum Bailey circus outing, a late arrival due to a wreck, and a night of music and camaraderie with mandolin, ukelele, and songs near Iowa Circle Park.
Marion writes from Fort Logan Colorado recounting travels in Cincinnati Harper's Ferry and the Potomac corridor. He mentions visiting the White House and Capitol Washington Monument Mount Vernon and Governor's Island as well as a two day Wichita stop over and possible trips to Camp Dodge and Pella. He describes music at a gathering and notes meeting a lady in Cincinnati and seeing the Barnard Lincoln statue.
The partnership of H. M. Tysseling and A. A. Ver Meer auto dealers in Pella Iowa under White Way Auto Co is dissolved May 1 1918 by Tysseling’s withdrawal. The business continues at the same place and name under A. A. Ver Meer, to whom all accounts are payable. Signed May 1 1918 by H. M. Tysseling and A. A. Ver Meer.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. Internal remedies are needed. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken orally and acts through the blood to reach mucous surfaces. Prescribed by reputable physicians, it combines tonics with blood purifiers. Testimonials are available. Toledo, Ohio. 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Experiments indicate that processing a ton of dry sawdust with proper treatment can yield twenty to twenty five tons of 95 percent ethyl or grain alcohol. This suggests a method to produce significant alcohol quantities from wood waste for industrial use.
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